Preparing Samples for Analysis of Small RNA

Preparing Samples for Analysis of Small RNA FOR RESEARCH ONLY Topics 3 Introduction 4 Kit Contents and Equipment Checklist 6 Isolate Small RNA by Denaturing PAGE 9 Ligate 5' RNA Adapters 12 Ligate 3' RNA Adapters 15 Reverse Transcribe and Amplify the Small RNA Ligated with Adapters 17 Purify the Amplified cdna Construct 20 Validate the Library 2008 Illumina Part # 1004239 Rev. A March 2008

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3 Introduction This protocol explains how to prepare libraries of small RNA for subsequent cdna sequencing on the Illumina Cluster Station and Genome Analyzer. You will physically isolate small RNA, ligate the adapters necessary for use during cluster creation, and reverse-transcribe and PCR to generate the following template format: Adapters RT-PCR Small RNA Adapter Ligation cdna Fragment Figure 1 Fragments after Sample Preparation The 5' small RNA adapter is necessary for amplification of the small RNA fragment. This adapter also contains the DNA sequencing primer binding site. The 3' small RNA adapter is necessary for reverse transcription and corresponds to the surface bound amplification primer on the flow cell used on the Cluster Station. Day 1 Workflow You will need a minimum of 4 days to complete this protocol. Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Isolate small nucleotides Complete 5' RNA Adapter Ligation Complete 3' RNA Adapter Ligation Perform RT-PCR Amplification Start 5' RNA Adapter Ligation Start 3' RNA Adapter Ligation Figure 2 Sample Preparation Workflow Gel Purify Small RNA Construct Library NOTE The sample may be stored in ethanol precipitation, if necessary. Preparing Samples for Analysis of Small RNA

4 Kit Contents and Equipment Checklist Check to ensure that you have all of the reagents identified in this section before proceeding to sample preparation. Small RNA Sample Prep Kit, Box 1 Store at -20ºC This box is shipped at -80 C. As soon as you receive it, store the following components at -20 C. Figure 3 Small RNA Sample Prep Kit, Box 1 1. SRA Ladder, part # 1001665 2. SRA Gel Loading Dye, part # 1001661 3. Glycogen, part # 1001664 4. T4 RNA Ligase, part # 1000587 5. 10X T4 RNA Ligase Buffer, part # 1000588 6. RNase OUT, part # 1000560 7. SRA RT Primer, part # 1000597 8. 25 mm dntp Mix, part # 1001663 9. Phusion Polymerase (Finnzymes Oy), part # 1000584 10. 5X Phusion HF Buffer (Finnzymes Oy), part # 1000585 11. Primer GX1, part # 1000591 12. Primer GX2, part # 1000592 13. 25 bp Ladder, part # 1001662 14. 10X Gel Elution Buffer, part # 1000571 Part # 1004239 Rev. A

5 15. Resuspension Buffer, part # 1001388 16. 28. Empty 29. Ultra Pure Water (store at 4 C), part # 1000467 30. SRA 0.3 M NaCl, part # 1000573 Small RNA Sample Prep Kit, Box 2 Small RNA Sample Prep Kit, Bag 1 Store at Room Temperature These components are shipped at room temperature. Spin X Cellulose Acetate Filter Store at -80ºC These reagents are shipped at -80 C. As soon as you receive it, store the following components at -80 C. SRA 5' Adapter, part # 1000595 SRA 3' Adapter, part # 1000596 NOTE Briefly centrifuge the tubes before use, as the contents may have settled on the sides. All reagents are supplied in excess to guarantee you have the quantity necessary to perform eight small RNA sample preparations. It is normal to have leftover reagents following the preparation of eight samples. Equipment Checklist Check to ensure that you have all of the necessary user-supplied equipment before proceeding to sample preparation. 4 C microcentrifuge Benchtop microcentrifuge Dark Reader transilluminator (Clare Chemical Research, Part # D195M) or UV transillluminator Electrophoresis power supply Room temperature tube rotator Savant Speed Vac Thermal cycler XCell Sure Lock Mini-Cell electrophoresis unit (Invitrogen, Part # EI0001) Preparing Samples for Analysis of Small RNA

6 Isolate Small RNA by Denaturing PAGE This protocol purifies small RNA from total RNA by separating them based on nucleotide length and removing a band from the denaturing gel that corresponds to the nucleotide length of interest. This protocol discusses methods for studying small RNA in the range of 18 30 nucleotides. RNA of other lengths can be queried by altering the size range of the nucleotides isolated in this initial step. The starting material, total RNA, can be isolated by a number of techniques. Ensure that the total RNA was purified using a method that retains small RNA. If you are not sure about the quality of your RNA, start with a commerical total RNA that is certified for micro RNA study. Illumina recommends that you check total RNA integrity following isolation using an Agilent Technologies 2100 Bioanalyzer. Alternatively, a formaldehyde 1% agarose gel can be run and the integrity of RNA judged upon staining with ethidium bromide. High quality RNA will show a 28S rrna band at 4.5 kb that should be twice the intensity of the 18S rrna band at 1.9 kb. Both kb determinations are relative to a RNA 6000 ladder. The mrna will appear as a smear from 0.5 12 kb. Wear gloves and use sterile techniques when working with RNA. All plastic ware and reagents should be RNase-free. Consumables Illumina-Supplied Ultra pure water, thawed and stored at 4 C SRA gel loading dye SRA ladder SRA 0.3 M NaCl Spin X cellulose acetate filters Glycogen User-Supplied 15% Novex TBE-urea PAGE gel, 1.0 mm, 10 well 5X Novex TBE buffer Ultra pure ethidium bromide 10 mg/ml Room temperature 100% ethanol Room temperature 75% ethanol Purified total RNA (10 μg) in 10 μl volume Clean scalpels 21-gauge needles Procedure Prepare Gel Electrophoresis Reagents and Apparatus It is important to follow this procedure exactly to ensure reproducibility. Illumina does not recommend purifying multiple samples on a single gel due to the risk of cross-contamination of libraries. This holds true for every gel purification step in this protocol. Part # 1004239 Rev. A

7 1. Determine the volume of 1X TBE buffer needed. Dilute the 5X TBE buffer to 1X for use in electrophoresis. NOTE Use nuclease free water for all electrophoresis buffer dilutions. 2. Assemble the gel electrophoresis apparatus per the manufacturer s instructions. NOTE Clean the gel electrophoresis apparatus thoroughly between experiments. 3. Pre-run the 15% TBE-urea gel for 15 30 minutes at 200 V and wash the wells using 1X TBE. Sample Electrophoresis 1. While the gel is pre-running, mix 2 μl of SRA ladder with 2 μl of SRA gel loading dye in a sterile, RNase-free, 200 μl PCR tube. 2. Mix 10 μl (10 μg) of total RNA with 10 μl of SRA gel loading dye in a sterile, RNase-free 200 μl PCR tube. 3. Heat the sample and ladder tubes at 65 C for 5 minutes in a thermal cycler. 4. Place the tubes on ice. 5. Centrifuge the tubes to collect the entire column of the tube. 6. Load both the entire SRA ladder and sample RNA on the same gel with several lanes between them. 7. Run the gel at 200 V for 1 hour. 8. Remove the gel from the apparatus. Recover the Isolated RNA 1. Puncture the bottom of a sterile, nuclease-free, 0.5 ml microcentrifuge tube 4 5 times with a 21-gauge needle. 2. Place the 0.5 ml microcentrifuge tube tube into a sterile, round-bottom, nuclease-free, 2 ml microcentrifuge tube. 3. Pry apart the cassette and stain the gel with TBE/ethidium bromide in a clean container for 2 minutes. 4. View the gel on a Dark Reader transilluminator or a UV transilluminator. The SRA ladder ranges from 20 100 bases in 10 base increments. Preparing Samples for Analysis of Small RNA

8 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 Figure 4 SRA Ladder 5. Using a clean scalpel, cut out a band of gel corresponding to the 18 30 nucleotide bands in the marker lane. 6. Place the gel slice into the 0.5 ml microcentrifuge tube from step 1. 7. Centrifuge the stacked tubes at 14000 rpm in a microcentrifuge for 2 minutes at room temperature to move the gel through the holes into the 2 ml tube. 8. Add 300 μl of SRA 0.3 M NaCl to the gel debris in the 2 ml tube and elute the RNA by rotating the tube gently at room temperature for 4 hours. 9. Transfer the eluate and the gel debris to the top of a Spin X cellulose acetate filter. 10. Centrifuge the filter in the microcentrifuge for 2 minutes at 14000 rpm. 11. Add 1 μl of glycogen and 750 μl of room temperature 100% ethanol. 12. Incubate at -80 C for 30 minutes. 13. Immediately centrifuge to 14000 rpm for 25 minutes on a 4 C microcentrifuge. 14. Remove the supernatant and discard it. 15. Wash the pellet with 750 μl of room temperature 75% ethanol. 16. Remove the supernatant and discard it. 17. Allow the RNA pellet to air dry. 18. Resuspend the RNA pellet in 5.7 μl of ultra pure water. Part # 1004239 Rev. A

9 Ligate 5' RNA Adapters This protocol ligates adapters to the 5' end of the isolated small RNA. Consumables Illumina-Supplied Ultra pure water SRA 5' adapter 10X T4 RNA ligase buffer T4 RNA ligase RNase OUT SRA gel loading dye SRA ladder SRA 0.3 M NaCl Glycogen User-Supplied Isolated small RNA 15% Novex TBE-urea PAGE gel, 1.0 mm, 10 well 5X Novex TBE buffer Ultra pure ethidium bromide 10 mg/ml Room temperature 100% ethanol Room temperature 75% ethanol Clean scalpels 21-gauge needles Procedure Ligate the Adapter 1. Transfer the small RNA into a 200 μl PCR tube. 2. Add the following in the indicated order to each tube of PAGE gel isolated small RNA. Starting volume of small RNA is 5.7 μl. SRA 5' adapter (1.3 μl) 10X T4 RNA ligase buffer (1 μl) RNase OUT (1 μl) T4 RNA ligase (1 μl) The total volume should be 10 μl. 3. Incubate at 20 C for 6 hours in a thermal cycler and hold overnight at 4 C. 4. Stop the reaction by adding 10 μl of SRA gel loading dye. Preparing Samples for Analysis of Small RNA

10 Prepare Gel Electrophoresis Reagents and Apparatus 1. Determine the volume of 1X TBE buffer needed. Dilute the 5X TBE buffer to 1X for use in electrophoresis. 2. Assemble the gel electrophoresis apparatus per the manufacturer s instructions. 3. Pre-run the 15% TBE-urea gel for 15 30 minutes at 200 V. 4. Wash the wells using 1X TBE. Sample Electrophoresis 1. While the gel is pre-running, mix 2 μl of SRA ladder with 2 μl of SRA gel loading dye in a sterile, RNase-free, 200 μl PCR tube. 2. Heat the ligated sample and ladder tubes at 65 C for 5 minutes in a thermal cycler just before loading on the gel. 3. Place the tubes on ice. 4. Centrifuge the tubes to collect the entire column of the tube. 5. Load both the entire SRA ladder and sample RNA on the same gel with several lanes between them. 6. Run the gel at 200 V for 1 hour. 7. Remove the gel from the apparatus. Recover the Isolated RNA 1. Puncture the bottom of a sterile, nuclease-free, 0.5 ml microcentrifuge tube 4 5 times with a 21-gauge needle. 2. Place the 0.5 ml microcentrifuge tube into a sterile, round-bottom, nuclease-free, 2 ml microcentrifuge tube. 3. Pry apart the cassette and stain the gel with TBE/ethidium bromide in a clean container for 2 minutes. 4. View the gel on a Dark Reader transilluminator or a UV transilluminator. The SRA ladder ranges from 20 100 bases in 10 base increments. See Figure 4. 5. Using a clean scalpel, cut out a band of gel corresponding to the 40 60 nucleotide bands in the marker lane. 6. Place the band into the 0.5 ml microcentrifuge tube from step 1. 7. Centrifuge the stacked tubes at 14000 rpm in a microcentrifuge for 2 minutes at room temperature to move the gel through the holes into the 2 ml tube. 8. Add 300 μl of SRA 0.3 M NaCl to the gel debris in the 2 ml tube. 9. Elute the RNA by rotating the tube gently at room temperature for 4 hours. 10. Transfer the eluate and the gel debris to the top of a Spin X cellulose acetate filter. Part # 1004239 Rev. A

11 11. Centrifuge the filter in the microcentrifuge for 2 minutes at 14000 rpm. 12. Add 1 μl of glycogen and 750 μl of room temperature 100% ethanol. 13. Incubate at -80 C for 30 minutes. 14. Immediately centrifuge to 14000 rpm for 25 minutes on a 4 C microcentrifuge. 15. Remove the supernatant and discard it. 16. Wash the pellet with 750 μl of room temperature 75% ethanol. 17. Remove the supernatant and discard it. 18. Allow the RNA pellet to air dry. 19. Resuspend the RNA pellet in 6.4 μl of ultra pure water. Preparing Samples for Analysis of Small RNA

12 Ligate 3' RNA Adapters This protocol ligates a defined RNA adapter to the 3' end of the isolated small RNA. Consumables Illumina-Supplied Ultra pure water SRA 3' adapter 10X T4 RNA ligase buffer T4 RNA ligase RNase OUT SRA gel loading dye SRA ladder SRA 0.3 M NaCl Glycogen User-Supplied 5' adapter-ligated small RNA in 4.5 μl ultra pure water 10% Novex TBE-urea PAGE gel, 1.0 mm, 10 well 5X Novex TBE buffer Ultra pure ethidium bromide 10 mg/ml Room temperature 100% ethanol Room temperature 75% ethanol Clean scalpels 21-gauge needles Procedure Ligate the Adapter 1. Transfer the ligated RNA into a 200 μl PCR tube. 2. Add the following in the indicated order to each tube of 5' RNA adapterligated small RNA. Starting volume of small RNA is 6.4 μl. SRA 3' adapter (0.6 μl) 10X T4 RNA ligase buffer (1 μl) RNase OUT (1 μl) T4 RNA ligase (1 μl) The total volume should be 10 μl. 3. Incubate at 20 C for 6 hours in a thermal cycler and hold overnight at 4 C. 4. Stop the reaction by adding 10 μl of SRA gel loading dye. Part # 1004239 Rev. A

13 Prepare Gel Electrophoresis Reagents and Apparatus 1. Determine the volume of 1X TBE buffer needed. Dilute the 5X TBE buffer to 1X for use in electrophoresis. 2. Assemble the gel electrophoresis apparatus per the manufacturer s instructions. 3. Pre-run the 10% TBE-urea gel for 15 30 minutes at 200 V. 4. Wash the wells using 1X TBE. Sample Electrophoresis 1. While the gel is pre-running, mix 2 μl of SRA ladder with 2 μl of SRA gel loading dye in a sterile, RNase-free, 200 μl PCR tube. 2. Heat the ligated sample and ladder tubes at 65 C for 5 minutes in a thermal cycler just before loading on the gel. 3. Place the tubes on ice. 4. Centrifuge the tubes to collect the entire column of the tube. 5. Load both the entire SRA ladder and sample RNA on the same gel with several lanes between them. 6. Run the gel at 200 V for 1 hour. 7. Remove the gel from the apparatus. Recover the Isolated RNA 1. Puncture the bottom of a sterile, nuclease-free, 0.5 ml microcentrifuge tube 4 5 times with a 21-gauge needle. 2. Place the 0.5 ml microcentrifuge tube into a sterile, round-bottom, nuclease-free, 2 ml microcentrifuge tube. 3. Pry apart the cassette and stain the gel with TBE/ethidium bromide in a clean container for 2 minutes. 4. View the gel on a Dark Reader transilluminator or a UV transilluminator. The SRA ladder ranges from 20 100 bases in 10 base increments. See Figure 4. 5. Using a clean scalpel, cut out a band of gel corresponding to the 70 90 nucleotide bands in the marker lane. 6. Place the band into the 0.5 ml microcentrifuge tube from step 1. 7. Centrifuge the stacked tubes at 14000 rpm in a microcentrifuge for 2 minutes at room temperature to move the gel through the holes into the 2 ml tube. 8. Add 300 μl of SRA 0.3 M NaCl to the gel debris in the 2 ml tube. 9. Elute the RNA by rotating the tube gently at room temperature for 4 hours. 10. Transfer the eluate and the gel debris to the top of a Spin X cellulose acetate filter. Preparing Samples for Analysis of Small RNA

14 11. Centrifuge the filter in the microcentrifuge for 2 minutes at 14000 rpm. 12. Add 1 μl of glycogen and 750 μl of room temperature 100% ethanol. 13. Incubate at -80 C for 30 minutes. 14. Immediately centrifuge to 14000 rpm for 25 minutes on a 4 C microcentrifuge. 15. Remove the supernatant and discard it. 16. Wash the pellet with 750 μl of room temperature 75% ethanol. 17. Remove the supernatant and discard it. 18. Allow the RNA pellet to air dry. 19. Resuspend the RNA pellet in 4.5 μl of ultra pure water. Part # 1004239 Rev. A

15 Reverse Transcribe and Amplify the Small RNA Ligated with Adapters Reverse transcription followed by PCR is used to create cdna constructs based on the small RNA ligated with 5' and 3' adapters. This protocol selectively enriches those RNA fragments that have adapter molecules on both ends. The PCR is performed with two primers that anneal to the ends of the adapters. Consumables Illumina-Supplied Ultra pure water SRA RT primer RNase OUT 5X Phusion HF Buffer (Finnzymes Oy) Phusion DNA Polymerase (Finnzymes Oy) Primer GX1 Primer GX2 25 mm dntp mix User-Supplied 5' and 3' adapter-ligated RNA (4.5 μl) SuperScript II Reverse Transcriptase with 100 mm DTT and 5X first strand buffer (Invitrogen, part # 18064-014) Procedure Template Preparation 1. Combine the following in a sterile, RNase-free, 200 μl microcentrifuge tube: Purified 5' and 3' ligated RNA (4.5 μl) SRA RT primer (0.5 μl) The total volume should be 5 μl. 2. Heat the mixture at 65 C in a thermal cycler for 10 minutes. 3. Place the tube on ice. Dilute the 25 mm dntp Mix 1. Premix the following reagents in a separate, sterile, RNase-free, 200 μl PCR tube. Multiply each volume by the number of samples being prepared. Make 10% extra reagent if you are preparing multiple samples. Ultra pure water (0.5 μl) 25 mm dntp mix (0.5 μl) The total volume should be 1 μl. 2. Label the tube 12.5 mm dntp Mix. Preparing Samples for Analysis of Small RNA

16 Reverse Transcription 1. Premix the following reagents in the order listed in a separate tube. Multiply each volume by the number of samples being prepared. Make 10% extra reagent if you are preparing multiple samples. 5X first strand buffer (2 μl) 12.5 mm dntp mix (0.5 μl) 100 mm DTT (1 μl) RNase OUT (0.5 μl) 2. Add 4 μl of the mix to the cooled tube containing the primer-annealed template material. The total volume should now be 9 μl (5 μl of template preparation and 4 μl of reverse transcription). 3. Heat the sample to 48 C in a thermal cycler for 3 minutes. 4. Add 1 μl SuperScript II Reverse Transcriptase. The total volume should now be 10 μl. 5. Incubate in a thermal cycler at 44 C for 1 hour. Prepare the PCR Master Mix Premix the following reagents in the listed order in a separate tube. Multiply each volume by the number of samples being prepared. Make 10% extra reagent if you are preparing multiple samples. Ultra pure water (28 μl) 5X Phusion HF buffer (10 μl) Primer GX1 (0.5 μl) Primer GX2 (0.5 μl) 25 mm dntp mix (0.5 μl) Phusion DNA Polymerase (0.5 μl) The total volume should be 40 μl. PCR Amplification 1. Add 40 μl of PCR master mix into a sterile, nuclease-free 200 μl PCR tube. 2. Add 10 μl of single strand reverse-transcribed cdna. 3. Amplify the PCR in the thermal cycler using the following PCR protocol: a. 30 seconds at 98 C b. 15 cycles of: 10 seconds at 98 C 30 seconds at 60 C 15 seconds at 72 C c. 10 minutes at 72 C d. Hold at 4 C Part # 1004239 Rev. A

17 Purify the Amplified cdna Construct This protocol gel purifies the amplified cdna construct in preparation for loading on the Illumina Cluster Station. Consumables Illumina-Supplied Ultra pure water 25 bp ladder 10X gel elution buffer Spin-X cellulose acetate filter Glycogen 1X resuspension buffer User-Supplied Amplified cdna construct (50 μl) 6% Novex TBE PAGE gel, 1.0 mm, 10 well 5X Novex TBE buffer Ultra pure ethidium bromide 3 M NaOAc, ph 5.2-20ºC 100% ethanol Room temperature 70% ethanol Clean scalpels 21-gauge needles 6X DNA loading dye Procedure It is important to follow this procedure exactly to ensure reproducibility. Illumina does not recommend purifying multiple samples on a single gel due to the risk of cross-contamination between libraries. Prepare the Gel Electrophoresis Reagents and Apparatus 1. Determine the volume of 1X TBE buffer needed. Dilute the 5X TBE buffer to 1X for use in electrophoresis. 2. Assemble the gel electrophoresis apparatus per the manufacturer's instructions. Run the Gel Electrophoresis 1. Mix 1 μl of 25 bp ladder with 1 μl of 6X DNA loading dye. 2. Mix 50 μl of amplified cdna construct with 10 μl of 6X DNA loading dye. 3. Load 2 μl of mixed 25 bp ladder and loading dye in one well on the 6% PAGE gel. 4. Load two wells with 25 μl each of mixed amplified cdna construct and loading dye on the 6% PAGE gel. 5. Run the gel for 30 35 minutes at 200 V. 6. Remove the gel from the apparatus. Preparing Samples for Analysis of Small RNA

18 Dilute the 10X Gel Elution Buffer Dilute the 10X gel elution buffer into a fresh tube. Multiply each volume by the number of samples being prepared. Prepare 10% extra reagent mix if you are preparing multiple samples. Ultra pure water (90 μl) 10X gel elution buffer (10 μl) The total volume should be 100 μl. Recover the Purified Construct 1. Puncture the bottom of a sterile, nuclease-free, 0.5 ml microcentrifuge tube 4 5 times with a 21-gauge needle. 2. Place the 0.5 ml microcentrifuge tube into a sterile, round-bottom, nuclease-free, 2 ml microcentrifuge tube. 3. Pry apart the cassette and stain the gel with the ethidium bromide in a clean container for 2 3 minutes. 4. View the gel on a Dark Reader transilluminator or a UV transilluminator. The 25 bp ladder consists of 18 dsdna fragments between 25 bp and 450 bp in 25 bp increments plus a fragment at 500 bp. An additional fragment at 2652 bp is provided above the ladder. The 125 bp is approximately 2 3 times brighter than all bands except the 500 bp and 2652 bp bands to provide internal orientation. 2652 bp 500 bp 125 bp 25 bp Figure 5 25 bp Ladder 5. Using a clean scalpel, cut out approximately a 92 bp band in the sample lanes. Part # 1004239 Rev. A

19 6. Place the band into the 0.5 ml microcentrifuge tube from step1. 7. Centrifuge the stacked tubes at 14000 rpm in a microcentrifuge for 2 minutes at room temperature to move the gel through the holes into the 2 ml tube. 8. Add 100 μl of 1X gel elution buffer to the gel debris in the 2 ml tube. 9. Elute the DNA by rotating the tube gently at room temperature for 2 hours. 10. Transfer the eluate and the gel debris to the top of a Spin-X filter. 11. Centrifuge the filter for 2 minutes at 14000 rpm. 12. Add 1 μl of glycogen, 10 μl of 3M NaOAc, and 325 μl of -20 C 100% ethanol. 13. Immediately centrifuge to 14000 rpm for 20 minutes in a benchtop microcentrifuge. 14. Remove and discard the supernatant, leaving the pellet intact. 15. Wash the pellet with 500 μl of room temperature 70% ethanol. 16. Remove and discard the supernatant, leaving the pellet intact. 17. Dry the pellet using the speed vac. 18. Resuspend the pellet in 10 μl resuspension buffer. Preparing Samples for Analysis of Small RNA

20 Validate the Library Illumina recommends performing the following quality control analysis on your sample library. 1. Load 1 μl of the resuspended construct on an Agilent Technologies 2100 Bioanalyzer. 2. Check the size, purity, and concentration of the sample. The final product should be a distinct band at approximately 92 bp. You can confirm the final product by cloning 1 μl of the product into Invitrogen Zero Blunt TOPO vector, and sequence using conventional technology. Part # 1004239 Rev. A

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